The milky way by Lynn Root and Harry Clork – Historic Poster Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
The milky way by Lynn Root and Harry Clork comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The milky way by Lynn Root and Harry Clork
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The poster advertises a Los Angeles staging of *The Milky Way*, a comedy by Lynn Root and Harry Clork that followed a mild-mannered milk deliveryman who is swept by chance into the world of professional boxing. Its subject is a theatrical production rather than a place or person, which is why the poster pairs stage imagery with a boxing theme. The Federal theater Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, sponsored productions like this during the Depression to employ actors, writers, and designers and to bring live theater to wide audiences. The silkscreen color printing, a method the WPA poster units used heavily, gives the design the bold flat shapes typical of the program.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Root Lynn 1905- Clork Harry. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940. Boxing--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,716 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 275_The_milky_way_by_Lynn_R_1938 |
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